should we cut spending to raise the debt ceiling? it sounds logical. the debt ceiling is about spending that has already occurred. stop buying stuff so you do not have teacher bills. we have to pay the bills that have been incurred. if you want to say cut spending for what we do next, fine. you do not tie it the debt ceiling. >> should spending be tied to an increase on the debt limit? a tweet -- tom, arlington, texas, independent. caller: it is not so much what the government buys. it is how much the government pays for what they buys. . one common machine gun is $37 apiece. another is $47 apiece. i've thousand dollars apiece for assault rifles. maintenance cost of airplanes. who will pay that much money? host: how would you change things? caller: gets new vendors. more companies can manufacture stuff. nobody can build submarines for us other than general dynamics. they are building seven new destroyers at $7 billion apiece. host: what do you think about tying it to the limit in the debt limit increase? should we not increase the debt limit unless spe